Redgate Shiraz

Redgate Wines
Australia
Shiraz

VINEYARD
In a normal vintage year our Shiraz is picked when the grapes start to shrivel and the bottom leaves start to drop from the vines. At this stage the grapes have optimal concentration of flavour with thick chewy skins leading towards dense colour in the finished wine.

In 2002 however, the lack of heat in Summer gave rise to a late vintage with grapes having naturally high levels of acidity and lower than expected sugar levels which gave rise to a wine with lower levels of alcohol. This delicate balance of sugar and acid has resulted in a wine displaying finesse and elegance.

WINERY
Grapes are crushed directly to open stainless steel fermenters and fermentation is initiated by the addition of selected aromatic yeast strains. On average only 6 days are required for completion of the fermentation and this requires a vigorous schedule of hand plunging to maximise colour and flavour extraction.
The resultant wine is pressed and transferred to selected French and American oak barrels which are then aged for 24 months. This judicious oak treatment gives rise to a wonderful medium bodied food wine displaying the white pepper and spice characters so prevalent to this variety in Margaret River.